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Building a California Ethanol Industry

Building a California Ethanol Industry. Challenges and Opportunities Modesto, California November 14, 2002. Pat Perez, Manager Transportation Fuel Supply & Demand Office CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION pperez@energy.state.ca.us. Presentation Topics. Research and Development Programs

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Building a California Ethanol Industry

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  1. Building a California Ethanol Industry Challenges and Opportunities Modesto, California November 14, 2002 Pat Perez, Manager Transportation Fuel Supply & Demand Office CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION pperez@energy.state.ca.us

  2. Presentation Topics • Research and Development Programs • Ethanol Demand Outlook • Programs to Foster an Ethanol Industry • Challenges and Opportunities

  3. Research & Development Efforts - 1980s • Ethanol Production Feasibility Studies 1980s - CEC • Fresno Demonstration Project - 8 mgy • Alcohol Vehicle Fleets - CEC • Alcohol Fuel Plant Design Competition - CDFA • Parallel Products facility begins Operation

  4. Research & Development Efforts - 1990s to Present • Gridley Project in Butte County • Collins Pine Project in Plumas County • Over 20 other conventional based ethanol projects are in some stage of evaluation or planning • Corn based projects in Northern and Central California • Sugarcane -based projects in Imperial Valley

  5. MTBE Phaseout and Ethanol Substitution • Governor’s 1999 Executive Order… • Orders end of MTBE use by 2003 (later extended to 2004) • Directs studies of ethanol use as a replacement for MTBE • Directs evaluation of the potential for an in-state ethanol industry

  6. Ethanol Demand Scenarios

  7. California GasolineMTBE Concentration

  8. Public Announcements to Replace MTBE With Ethanol in Early 2003 • Phillips-Conoco - Completed • British Petroleum -Amoco • Shell Oil • Exxon-Mobil • Others California Refiners are Considering

  9. Ethanol Market Challenges • Uncertainty in California Ethanol Market • Difficulty in Securing Project Financing • Status of Federal Energy Legislation • Lack of Commercially Demonstrated Technology • Uncertain Economics • Siting/Environmental and Permitting Issues

  10. Ethanol Market Opportunities • Growing transportation fuel market • Large agricultural sources as well as cellulosic wastes and residues. • E-10 Blends - up to 600 MGY • E-85 Market • Fuel Cell Applications • Ethanol/Diesel Blends

  11. For More Information About Ethanol Activities... • Visit California Energy Commission’s Web Site at: www.energy.ca.gov/ethanol • Other Websites: • CARB: www.arb.ca.gov/cbg/ethanol • Imperial Bioresources LLC: www.imperialbioresources.com • Northern CA Ethanol LLC: www.northerncaliforniaethanol.com • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab: www.erd-llnl.gov/ethanol

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